Atar International Airport
Atar Airport or Atar International Airport (IATA: ATR, ICAO: GQPA) is an airport serving Atar, a town in the Adrar Region of Mauritania.
Atar Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Atar, Mauritania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 761 ft / 232 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°30′24″N 013°02′35″W | ||||||||||
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World War II
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a stopover for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It connected to Dakar Airport in the South and Agadir Airport to the north.[3]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Airport information for GQPA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for ATR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- File:Atcroutes-1sep1945.jpg
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